KidsInterviewBands.com, a video interview series hosted by 7th-graders Olivia and Connie, conducted an interview with Josh Homme and Dean Fertita of QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE on September 15 at The LC in Columbus, Ohio. You can now watch the chat below.

According to KidsInterviewBands.com, Olivia and Connie “are active in sports and other activities that typical 7th-graders enjoy. They aren’t sure if they want to make a living interviewing bands, but they are having a lot of fun getting the chance to talk to all the great artists who have agreed to sit down and chat with them.”

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE‘s latest album, “…Like Clockwork”, sold 91,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 1 on The Billboard 200 chart. Issued on June 4 via Matador Records, the disc follows up “Era Vulgaris”, which opened with 52,000 units back in June 2007 to enter the chart at No. 14. The band’s 2005 offering “Lullabies to Paralyze” registered a first-week tally of nearly 97,000 copies, to debut at No. 5.

Guitarist Trey Xavier of California power metal act In Virtue has posted the following statement online regarding the piracy of music:

“Without judgement on anyone else, I have decided that I will no longer be bootlegging or pirating music at all.

“The reason the music world is full of successful Justin Biebers and broke metal bands is that people vote with their money, and the only people who are voting are 12 year old girls with their iTunes gift cards and daddy’s credit cards.

“You can do whatever you want, and I won’t say shit, but for me, from here on out, I will eat only what I kill.”

You can also check out a guitar playthrough video featuring Trey playing the song “Witch Hunt” in the player below.